The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2026, Jorge Leonardo Serratos Romo & Jace Martin crossed the line in 1:09:35: 94th of 727 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 74% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:12, was faster than 96% of the field.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 503 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 5:19v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:55v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 5:07v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 5:12v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:12v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 5:04v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 5:27v median −0:20
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 5:04v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 725
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 725 men's teams who finished.